The Chief Medical Officer, Dr. John Lee, reports that 233 COVID-19 tests have been carried out since this was last reported on Wednesday, 21 July, 2021. There were three positive test results in travellers
The Delta variant of the virus which causes COVID-19 has been detected through genomic sequencing in the samples of two travellers currently in quarantine in the Cayman Islands. Both of these unrelated travellers had been fully vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
COVID-19 cases are rising across the United Kingdom, the United States, the European Union, and elsewhere including several Caribbean countries.
The Chief Medical Officer, Dr. John Lee, reports that 635 COVID-19 tests have been carried out since this was last reported on Friday, 16 July, 2021. There were three positive test results in travellers
The Cayman Islands has marked a significant milestone in its battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Chief Medical Officer, Dr. John Lee, reports that 531 COVID-19 tests have been carried out since this was last reported on Friday, 9 July, 2021. There were three positive test results, all in travellers.
An alleged breach of quarantine protocols involving a traveller quarantining at residence and a member of the public has been reported to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) and is currently under investigation.
Opinions are deeply divided over the British government's announced policy of lifting almost all of the current COVID restrictions in England.
With Cayman and other regional and global tourist destinations planning strategies on how best and safest to restart the sector, a United Nations report has estimated the vast economic impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the industry.
Cayman continues to edge towards the target of having 70 per cent of the population over 12 years old vaccinated.